January 2011
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bashford: Cities can be considered “flows of information, vehicles and people” (Sheller, 2007) transported along diverse urban networks. In this Flowprint of London by URBAGRAM, the city’s extensive bus network is used to sketch an animated portrait of the living city.
Jan 31st
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Jan 26th
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EchoDitto →
We envision a world greater connected through emerging technologies where citizens build digital communities and engage in collective transformational action. We build these communities for our clients and offer the full spectrum of digital services, from initial strategy development to implementation and analysis. We execute successful online communications and marketing campaigns, create new...
Jan 26th
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Berkman Center for Internet and Society →
The Berkman Center was founded to explore cyberspace, share in its study, and help pioneer its development. We represent a network of faculty, students, fellows, entrepreneurs, lawyers, and virtual architects working to identify and engage with the challenges and opportunities of cyberspace. We investigate the real and possible boundaries in cyberspace between open and closed systems of code,...
Jan 26th
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Matt Storus Architecture →
How do you start? What steps follow? What does your methodology privilege, and what does it diminish?
Jan 25th
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“Architecture only survives […] where it negates itself by transgressing the...”
– Bernard Tschumi (via kliniczero)
Jan 24th
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Where High Speed Internet Meets Smart Grid
Chattanooga, Tennessee, utility EPB hit two milestones in the last two weeks of 2010: It completed the final touches on one of the fastest internet pipelines in the world, and it activated the first automated switches on its electricity network. The combination constitutes the backbone for a Department of Energy–funded smart grid network that’s expected to save the utility and area businesses tens...
Jan 23rd
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Jan 23rd
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Jan 20th
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Jan 19th
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Digital, Intelligent, Smart Cities: Ten years... →
This collection of books from 2000 to 2010 examines the role and contribution of information technologies, the Internet, innovation ecosystems and institutions to the making of the 21st century cities. Books are presented by chronological order of publication and summaries are by the authors or publishers. humanscalecities:
Jan 17th
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“Once we get more people, I want to rename it the Brooklyn Arts and Design Arena...”
– Al Attara Seven Stories, and Loads of Ideas, in Brooklyn - NYTimes.com
Jan 14th
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One of four scenarios exploring how we will live and travel in the cities of 2040. Communi-city: The world has turned to alternative energy, and transport is highly personalised with a huge variety of transport modes competing for road space. Megacities on the move - Communi-city (by Forum for the Future)
Jan 11th
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One of four scenarios exploring how we will live and travel in the cities of 2040. Planned-opolis: In a world of fossil fuels and expensive energy, the only solution is tightly planned and controlled urban transport. Megacities on the move - Planned-opolis (by Forum for the Future)
Jan 11th
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One of four scenarios exploring how we will live and travel in the cities of 2040. Renew-abad: The world has turned to alternative energy and high-tech, clean, well-planned transport helps everyone get around. Megacities on the move - Renew-abad (by Forum for the Future)
Jan 11th
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One of four scenarios exploring how we will live and travel in the cities of 2040. Sprawl-ville: The city is dominated by fossil fuel-powered cars.The elite still gets around, but most urban dwellers face poor transport infrastructure. Megacities on the move - Sprawl-ville (by Forum for the Future)
Jan 11th
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Jan 10th
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“And then, just as you’re contemplating the various safety regulations the car...”
– AI Autos: Leave the Driving to Us | Magazine
Jan 10th
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The future of cars: Drivers not needed →
infoneer-pulse: The EN-V (pronounced “envy” and short for “Electric Networked Vehicle”) combines two ideas about how to teach cars to drive — using sensors like cameras and sonar to keep the car from hitting pedestrians; and network technology that lets cars talk to each other. This “car internet” lets the cars link up wirelessly and follow one another in a sort of wirelessly linked train. If...
Jan 10th
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Jan 9th
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Jan 8th
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“According to the HNTB America THINKS transit survey, nearly 9 in 10 (87 percent)...”
– Most Americans Say Transit Often the Better Choice — KANSAS CITY, Mo., Oct. 13 /PRNewswire/ —
Jan 1st
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“Rockville has recognized the need to make transit planning a key component in...”
– As Our Cities Grow, So Too Must Our Transit System | Autopia | Wired.com
Jan 1st
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